Congrats to Homer Bailey on his first career complete game shutout! - RedsZone.com - Cincinnati Reds Fans' Home for Baseball Discussion

OnBaseMachine · 05-12-2010, 03:01 PM

Johnny Cueto deserved his own thread and Homer Bailey does too. Homer Bailey today against the Pirates: 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, and get this amazing stat: 90 pitches/73 strikes. Incredible.

Back to back complete game shutouts by Johnny Cueto and Homer Bailey. From Jamie Ramsey - The last time the Reds received consecutive complete-game SHUTOUTS was on 6/9/89 at LA (Rijo, 4-0 win) & 6/10/89 at LA (Browning, 5-0 win)

Awesome.

Congrats to Homer Bailey. I hope this is the beginning of him turning his season around.

TRF · 05-12-2010, 03:03 PM

Huge hand for Bailey, from me and certainly from the bullpen to both Bailey and Cueto. Most of the Reds bullpen hasn't thrown a pitch since Sunday. That is amazing.

_Sir_Charles_ · 05-12-2010, 03:14 PM

Complete game shutouts are great...but for me, the most impressive thing about BOTH of those starts is this one stat.

ZERO WALKS!

Keep that up, and they'll both be fine. Congrats Homer! Maybe that'll quiet the critics...for a day or two. *grin*

Ghosts of 1990 · 05-12-2010, 03:15 PM

Homer's always been one of my favorite Reds.

Sounded like he was special out there today. I'm proud of his effort and I am excited to see if he can continue to bring it. If he does, the sky could be the limit for our Reds.

Redsfan320 · 05-12-2010, 03:16 PM

The 'Pen's gonna be VERY well rested for the Cards series, but hopefully we won't need them.

320

klw · 05-12-2010, 03:18 PM

He did the CG with even fewer pitches than it took him to get through 4 innings in his last outing.

HeatherC1212 · 05-12-2010, 03:22 PM

Way to go Homer!!

Aaron Harang....you're up next!

VR · 05-12-2010, 03:38 PM

The answer:Bailey. Homer freakin' Bailey.

The question: How many pitchers in THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL have thrown a CG shutout on 90 or fewer pitches, throwing at least 73 for strikes.

(thanks to Nate for the link) http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl.../shareit/X5x2D

reds44 · 05-12-2010, 03:40 PM

78 of his 90 pitches were fastballs.

Boy the Pirates are lousy.

Well done, Homer.

yab1112 · 05-12-2010, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Sir_Charles_

Complete game shutouts are great...but for me, the most impressive thing about BOTH of those starts is this one stat.

ZERO WALKS!

This.

Yes the Pirates are bad but we can all still be excited about what Reds pitching did to them this series.

jojo · 05-12-2010, 03:45 PM

Are the Pirates playing historically poorly? Yes.

Sweeping them means the Reds aren't.

But ya, don't read tons into it. Just enjoy.

KoryMac5 · 05-12-2010, 03:45 PM

Good job to Homer very impressive win no matter how you look at it. Pirate announcers stated he was around 91-92 with the FB. I am wondering if he has been working with Price on dialing it back a bit to help with his control. Great game and what a nice series.

Ghosts of 1990 · 05-12-2010, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VR

The answer:Bailey. Homer freakin' Bailey.

The question: How many pitchers in THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL have thrown a CG shutout on 90 or fewer pitches, throwing at least 73 for strikes.

(thanks to Nate for the link) http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl.../shareit/X5x2D

AWESOME find. Wow.

Ghosts of 1990 · 05-12-2010, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoryMac5

Good job to Homer very impressive win no matter how you look at it. Pirate announcers stated he was around 91-92 with the FB. I am wondering if he has been working with Price on dialing it back a bit to help with his control. Great game and what a nice series.

Wow. Listened to the whole game on the radio and I would have thought nasty 94-95 MPH Bailey was out there today. This is encouraging. He'll have that same 91-92 fastball on most days.

HokieRed · 05-12-2010, 04:17 PM

Gameday had him 95, 94, 93, 92 on the last batter of the game. What impresses me most is the phenomenal--and I don't care who it's against--73 of 90 pitches for strikes.

05-12-2010, 03:01 PM	#1
OnBaseMachine Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 34,655	Congrats to Homer Bailey on his first career complete game shutout! Johnny Cueto deserved his own thread and Homer Bailey does too. Homer Bailey today against the Pirates: 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, and get this amazing stat: 90 pitches/73 strikes. Incredible. Back to back complete game shutouts by Johnny Cueto and Homer Bailey. From Jamie Ramsey - The last time the Reds received consecutive complete-game SHUTOUTS was on 6/9/89 at LA (Rijo, 4-0 win) & 6/10/89 at LA (Browning, 5-0 win) Awesome. Congrats to Homer Bailey. I hope this is the beginning of him turning his season around. __________________ I miss Adam Dunn.

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TRF Vavasor Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Amarillo, TX Posts: 12,669	Re: Congrats to Homer Bailey on his first career complete game shutout! Huge hand for Bailey, from me and certainly from the bullpen to both Bailey and Cueto. Most of the Reds bullpen hasn't thrown a pitch since Sunday. That is amazing. __________________ "don't end up with a grandson with a dog collar."

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_Sir_Charles_ 2013 NL MVP and WS MVP Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 6,352	Re: Congrats to Homer Bailey on his first career complete game shutout! Complete game shutouts are great...but for me, the most impressive thing about BOTH of those starts is this one stat. ZERO WALKS! Keep that up, and they'll both be fine. Congrats Homer! Maybe that'll quiet the critics...for a day or two. grin __________________

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Ghosts of 1990 The Future is Now Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,883	Re: Congrats to Homer Bailey on his first career complete game shutout! Homer's always been one of my favorite Reds. Sounded like he was special out there today. I'm proud of his effort and I am excited to see if he can continue to bring it. If he does, the sky could be the limit for our Reds. __________________ 2009 Attendance Record: 3-5 2010 Attendance Record: 2-9 2011 Attendance Record: 3-4 2012 Attendance Record: 3-4 2013 Attendance Record: 1-1

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Redsfan320 2 in 3 years! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oxford, OH Posts: 2,277	Re: Congrats to Homer Bailey on his first career complete game shutout! The 'Pen's gonna be VERY well rested for the Cards series, but hopefully we won't need them. 320 __________________ I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou

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klw Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New England Posts: 4,284	Re: Congrats to Homer Bailey on his first career complete game shutout! He did the CG with even fewer pitches than it took him to get through 4 innings in his last outing.

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HeatherC1212 Joey Votto Fangirl Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,513	Re: Congrats to Homer Bailey on his first career complete game shutout! Way to go Homer!! Aaron Harang....you're up next! __________________ "I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldn’t do. “I can’t skate or play hockey,” Votto said. “Well, I can skate ... but I can’t stop.”

05-12-2010, 03:38 PM	#8
VR Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Vancouver, Wa Posts: 8,211	Re: Congrats to Homer Bailey on his first career complete game shutout! The answer:Bailey. Homer freakin' Bailey. The question: How many pitchers in THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL have thrown a CG shutout on 90 or fewer pitches, throwing at least 73 for strikes. (thanks to Nate for the link) http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl.../shareit/X5x2D __________________ “Our team is a team full of fighters. They never panic. We don't necessarily get all the hits we want all the time, but we find a way to win.” – Dusty Baker

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reds44 #TheReturn Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 23,656	Re: Congrats to Homer Bailey on his first career complete game shutout! 78 of his 90 pitches were fastballs. Boy the Pirates are lousy. Well done, Homer.

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jojo Five Tool Fool Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 16,552	Re: Congrats to Homer Bailey on his first career complete game shutout! Are the Pirates playing historically poorly? Yes. Sweeping them means the Reds aren't. But ya, don't read tons into it. Just enjoy. __________________ "This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner

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KoryMac5 Kmac5 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Waterloo, NY Posts: 3,661	Re: Congrats to Homer Bailey on his first career complete game shutout! Good job to Homer very impressive win no matter how you look at it. Pirate announcers stated he was around 91-92 with the FB. I am wondering if he has been working with Price on dialing it back a bit to help with his control. Great game and what a nice series. __________________ If you have a losing record at Reds games, please stop going.

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HokieRed Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,042	Re: Congrats to Homer Bailey on his first career complete game shutout! Gameday had him 95, 94, 93, 92 on the last batter of the game. What impresses me most is the phenomenal--and I don't care who it's against--73 of 90 pitches for strikes.

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